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Strong first chapter for Ogunquit's only bookstore
Updated: August 1, 2025Perkins Cove Bookshop stocks 1,600 titles and sold more than 5,000 tomes in its first two months, according to the owners.
Updated: August 1, 2025
On the Record: Central Maine entrepreneur offers travel planning with a mystery twist
Updated: July 28, 2025The founder of Maine Mystery Trip has turned his love of puzzles and mystery into a business that creates unique and fun experiences for travelers.
Updated: July 28, 2025
From beach reads to biographies: Here’s what Maine movers and shakers are paging through this summer
Updated: July 25, 2025Mainebiz checked in with business leaders around the state to find out what books are getting their attention this season.
Updated: July 25, 2025
How to build an entrepreneurial community in your region
Updated: July 23, 2025By keeping the first few meetups intimate and authentic, you create an environment where people feel comfortable showing up and contributing, our guest columnist writes.
Updated: July 23, 2025
Ready, set, pitch your Maine business in LaunchPad contest
July 17, 2025Applications for the 12th edition of the annual contest are due by Aug. 14, and finalists will be notified in late September.
July 17, 2025-
Portland digital health startup taps industry veteran as CEO
July 7, 2025MedRhythms employs 40 people and has raised more than $60 million to date. It recently won FDA approval for a device to help Parkinson’s disease patients improve their walking, mobility and motor function.
July 7, 2025
Midcoast meat snacks maker brings home the bacon in 'Greenlight Maine' season finale
July 6, 2025Newcastle-based Singing Pastures plans to use its $25,000 prize money to fund a new website ahead of a rebrand and expansion.
July 6, 2025
On the Record: Belfast entrepreneur cooks up growth plans for recipe-sharing app
Updated: June 30, 2025At Watermelon Pie, Kachina Miller leads a team of five people, with big plans for scaling up.
Updated: June 30, 2025
In Skowhegan, momentum builds for shared commercial kitchen, business incubator
June 24, 2025Main Street Skowhegan received $500,000 for Kitchen 185, which is envisioned as a shared commercial kitchen and food business incubator. The total project cost is estimated at around $3 million.
June 24, 2025
Startup mentor Susan Ruhlin leaving Dirigo Labs to pursue own business venture
June 24, 2025The 2023 Mainebiz Woman to Watch honoree has led the Waterville startup accelerator for four years.
June 24, 2025
On the Record: Maine startup aims to fight plastic pollution with kelp
Updated: June 16, 2025Alexa McGovern is the founder of Dirigo Sea Farm, an early-stage startup that aims to fight plastic pollution by turning kelp into biodegradable bioplastic film for use in products such as dishwasher and laundry pods
Updated: June 16, 2025
Thomaston maker of scallop-farm gear sweeps all categories in Dirigo Labs pitch contest
June 10, 2025The Maine Scallop Pot is designed to be used around the rhythms of lobstermen, enabling fishermen to cultivate scallops without disrupting established routines.
June 10, 2025
Midcoast bookstore on wheels gears up for debut
Updated: June 2, 2025Jill Conner, founder of the Kinetic Bookshop, plans to raise funds for libraries on Maine's midcoast from the books she sells off the back of Gladys, a 1963 Ford Econoline truck she bought in 2023.
Updated: June 2, 2025
On the Record: Music entrepreneur Chris Brown is targeting clients ‘with artistic and career momentum’
Updated: June 2, 2025After three decades with Bull Moose, Chris Brown left the music and entertainment retailer to start a music consulting business called Chris Brown 33.
Updated: June 2, 2025
Maine Center for Entrepreneurs hires CFO and expands role of operations specialist
May 27, 2025The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs has expanded its staff to strengthen the organization’s leadership capacity in both finance and operations.
May 27, 2025
Standup routine strikes 'paw-fect' tone for entrepreneurs at Portland startup conference
Updated: May 23, 2025For Startup Maine Week, Diana Tan gave a lively talk peppered with dog-themed puns on using AI to build a company in 60 minutes. More than 800 people attended the four-day conference.
Updated: May 23, 2025
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